PNG PM Marape warns of Climate, Calls for sea-level rise as standalone UN agenda item
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, used his address at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York...
Pacific leaders look for more support for its Pacific Resilience Facility
Forum Chair and Tonga’s Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni spent time promoting the benefits of the new Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) at a UN...
NZ Climate Minister Watts heads to Fiji for key talks with Pacific Ministers on climate action
New Zealand Climate Change Minister Simon Watts is travelling to Fiji on Monday to attend a Ministerial Meeting (Talanoa) with Pacific Island countries, Australia,...
U.S Congress finalises security pact with Pacific Island allies
Buried in the hundreds of pages of the continuing resolution passed Wednesday by U.S lawmakers to prevent a government shutdown are Washington’s final steps...
Kiribati to vote for president on 25 October
The date for the Kiribati presidential - or beretitenti - vote has been set for 25 October.
Notices were published by electoral districts across the...
From vulnerability to action: Asia-Pacific leaders urge global responsibility
At the UN General Assembly on Friday, leaders from Asia and the Pacific underscored a dire reality: climate change is a clear and present...
UN SG praises Pacific leaders, Tonga’s PM for regional resilience push
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has met with Tonga’s Prime Minister and Forum Chair Siaosi Sovaleni, congratulating Tonga for successfully hosting the Pacific Islands Forum...
Stay or go? Pacific Islanders face climate’s grim choice
Rising waters are slowly but surely swallowing Carnie Reimers's backyard in the Marshall Islands, pushing her toward an agonising choice: stay in the only...
Tepaeru Herrmann reappointed Cook Islands Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Immigration
Tepaeru Herrmann has been reappointed as the Cook Islands Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) for a fourth consecutive term.
Speaking...
Pacific nations sound the alarm on sea-level rise, again. Is anybody listening?
Leaders take their pleas for stronger and more urgent action to the UN General Assembly
By Harry Pearl
Pacific nations delivered a clear message to the...
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OACPS SG Batraki pushes shift from talk to action at Malabo Summit
The 11th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) opened on Saturday with Secretary-General...
‘GNUT is a minority government’ as Solomon Islands Opposition claims numbers to govern
Solomon Islands Opposition MP Peter Kenilorea says the current government has lost its majority, insisting a coalition of 28 MPs is ready to take...
UN appoints Jean Arnault as envoy, warns Middle East conflict ‘out of control’
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has named veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to lead UN efforts on the Middle East...